By Emma Loura

Commissioners on Thursday took the final steps in approving a budget that will mean a 5% increase in county property taxes for the average homeowner.

Under this budget, the owner of a $100,000 property who paid $516.45 in taxes last year would pay $542.15 on the property, now valued at $105,000, based on the average valuation increase of an existing, single-family home.

The commission approved a county budget certificate in the amount of $108.98 million and a $6.99 million budget for special district funds.

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By Rose Gruenbacher

Riley County commissioners on Monday considered a 2026 budget which would create a 10% increase in property taxes for the average homeowner.

The proposed county mill rate is 39.981, an increase of almost 2 mills from 2025.

A mill is $1 in taxes for every $1,000 in assessed, taxable property value.

A homeowner who paid $436.34 in property tax on a $100,000 home in 2025 would pay $481.68 on a home now worth $105,000 in 2026, using the county’s 5% average property tax increase for existing single-family homes. That’s an increase of $45.34, or 10.4%.

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Riley County officials are calling for an increase in the 2026 budget that would be a 17% property tax hike for the average homeowner.

Commissioners on Thursday had their first budget work session and proposed a $58.35 million budget for 2026. That’s an increase of 5% over the 2025 budget, which was $55.46 million. Under that proposal, the mill rate would be 42.339, up from 37.953 mills in 2025. A mill is $1 in taxes for every 1,000 in assessed, taxable property value.

That means the average homeowner would see an increase of 17% in their county taxes. The owner of a $100,000 home who paid $436.46 in taxes in 2025 would pay $511.24 in 2026 on a home now worth $105,000, based on an average increase of 5% for existing single-family homes in Riley County.

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